Tour guides trained for Kaieteur Falls

Oct 23, 2013 News

Nineteen persons last Sunday successfully completed an initial training course on tour guiding at Kaieteur National Park.
The training, which was funded by WWF Guianas, was the result of a collaborative effort between the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment through the Protected Areas Commission (PAC) and WWF, and geared towards developing a pool of persons ca

Participants pose with their certificates in front of the Visitor Centre, Kaieteur National Park, with PAC Commissioner, Damian Fernandes (standing far left); Trainer Paul Waldron ( back) and PAC Deputy Commissioner, Denise Fraser (far right).

pable of conducting guided tours at Kaieteur National Park.
Most of the participants were from Amerindian villages and communities from Region 8, including Chenapau, Karisparu, Paramakatoi and Mahdia.
Two staff members of the Kaieteur National Park also participated in the training course, which included tour-guiding techniques and communication skills; conservation and protected areas; botany; geology; wildlife and tourism at Kaieteur Top as well as history, folklore and people of the Kaieteur area.
On the final two days of the course, trainees were able to participate in guiding actual tourists who were visiting the National Park.
This training is part of a larger effort initiated by the Ministry, through the PAC, to improve the services at the Kaieteur National Park and the upgrade of accommodation for both visitors and staff. The commission is also working with WWF to finalize Kaieteur’s first ever management plan, which will provide a logical framework for the development and conservation of the area.

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